SENIOR MOMENTS

Seniors in Motion March 1st 2017

Meds That Mess With Your Senses

Meds That May Affect Hearing: Antibiotics, Anticonvulsants, If it doesn't challenge
Pain Relievers
you, it doesn't change
Meds That May Affect Vision: Alpha-Blockers, Antibiotics,
Cholesterol Drugs, Corticosteroids, Erectile Dysfunction Drugs, you - Fred Devito
Osteoporosis Drugs
Meds That May Affect Taste and/or Smell: ACE Inhibitors,
Antibiotics, Antifungals, Antihistamines and decongestants,
Anxiety Drugs, Beta-Blockers, Calcium Channel Blockers,
Cholesterol Drugs
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Intern Spotlight Events!
On Thursday, February 23rd, Seniors In Motion, Inc.
intern Corbin Dotson travelled down to the Texas March 4th Senior Fitness Assessment
State Capitol with a delegation of twenty TWU and A Roadmap for Active Aging
students representing the student body. This (8am-12pm)
delegation was charged with meeting with state
legislators and staff and giving a face to the student population that March 29th PACT Meeting (1pm-
would be affected by cuts to higher education. While in Austin, 2pm)
Corbin was able to meet with Rep. Lozano, Chair of the Higher
Education Committee, and the Chief of Staff for Rep. Ashby, the April 1st Symposium
Chair of the Appropriations Article III Subcommittee that funds higher
education. In these meetings, Corbin was able to speak on the
influence of state funding on Texas public institutions as well as the
issue of Direct Access for physical therapy and its relation to Texas
SB 728 and HB 2118. These bills would open up access for patients
Alternate Ways to Treat
to seek physical therapy without the referral of an MD, saving time
and money for the subject and the professional. Arthritis

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Tai Chi
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Seniors in Motion March 1st 2017

Date: March 4th 2017

Time: 8:00am-12:00pm Reducing Hospital Risks
Infection Rates Have Fallen But Remain
Location: UNT Campus
Senior
Too High
Fitness Test Ken Bahnsen Gym
1908 W. Hughland St. Hospitals can be the breeding
Denton, Texas 76201 ground for potentially deadly infec-
tions. In 2011, 650,000 Americans
Open To Ages 50+
developed hospital acquired infec-
Find Out Your Fitness Level tions (8th leading cause of death,
behind diabetes). Consumer Re-
All participants will receive:
ports urged states to require hospi-
Health Report Card tals to publicly report infection rates.
Healthy eating, movement, heart, and Once hospitals started to do this,
brain information Consumer Reports began to rate
them on this measure hoping to
DEXA Scan for bone density and body
composition motivate hospitals toward a solution.
This public accountability has great-
ly helped, at least with infections
Jeans Corner linked to central lines. IVs, which
Dear Seniors! We will be providing the 12th series of the Senior are meant to deliver medications
Fitness Test for the Denton community on March 4th, 2017. We and nutrients to very sick patients,
are asking you, as ambassadors of our program, to put on your can also ferry bacteria into the
Seniors in Motion T-Shirts and attend this worthwhile event in bloodstream. The number of central
support of our program. Since 2015 all seniors have received a -line infections was cut in half
report card to track their strength, mobility, and identify areas of between 2008 & 2014 and many
needed improvement. hospitals have eliminated them.
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital of Denton has supported Consumer Reports most recent
these events since 2012 through Texas Health Give, Grants and rating has shown too many hospitals
Scholarships program. Seniors in Motion has partnered with the still have high numbers of infections.
Allied Health Pathways program through the UNT to increase Lisa McGiffert, director of Consumer
the number of minority students in health care field. This year Reports states, Hospitals know
we will support their initiative to include area high school how to prevent infections. They just
students. need to make a commitment. Learn
The SIM internship program has brought talent and wonderful more about how hospitals in your
support to the doorway of 111 Industrial! I have asked Corbin area perform against infections at
Dotson to be our first in a series of intern reports for the SIM CR.org/central-line-infections. CS 2016
newsletter.